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VOL. VII. NO. 1715. NORWALK, CONN., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7,1897. PRICE ONE CENT.
REGISTERED MAIL
Reasons Why Banks Prefer to
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Result of the Government Declining to
Ship at Contract Rates.
A novel feature in the shipments of
currency to interior points, and partic­ularly
to the South and West, by banks
this fall is the great extent to which
the registered-mail service is being
used for that purpose, instead of the
money being shipped by express as was
formerly the general custom. The rea­son
for this is the inability of the banks
to secure this year, through the sub-treasury,
the benefit of the government
contract rates for the expressage. As
a result of that the "banks have had to
pay what are known as bankers' rates
to the express companies, which are
two or three times as great as the gov-erament-
contract rates, or ship their
money by registered mail.
Heretofore the Treasury gladly gave
to the banks the privilege of shipping
currency at the government-contract
rates, or rather, shipped the currency for
the banks at the government rates in re­turn
for gold deposits. A clause, how­ever,
was inserted in the contract with
the express company, when it was last
made by which such privileges should
only be afforded to the banks when the
Treasury needed gold. The discretion
in the matter apparently rests with the
Secretary of the Treasury, and he
seemingly decided that the Treasury
does not want gold now. Consequently
the banks cannot have the benefit of
the government contract rates for
expressage, although bankers gener­ally
seem to think it would be better for
the Treasury always to take gold when
it can without loss. The Treasury rul­ing,
however, has not helped the ex­press
company very much, because
nearly all the country banks to whom
money is remitted, and who have to pay
the cost of transmission, direct their
New- Yorkcorrespondents to ship the
money by registered, .mail, and insure
its safe delivery, in one or the pther of
the companies which make a specialty
of that business.
The cost of postage and insurance is
much less than the usual express
charges at what are known as bankers'
rates. Few New York bankers, how­ever,
would remit monfey in that way,
unless they were directed to do so by
their correspondents. They would
rather ship it by express, even though
it cost more to do so, because they con­sider
it the safer way. 5
If money is lost by an express com­pany
during transmission, the loss is
promptly made good, whereas, bankers
say, it takes a long time, and is a
troublesome task, to recover the
amount when the money is lost in the
mails. The government is not re­sponsible:
it only promises to take
greater care of a registered package,
for which the registration fee of eight
cents is charged; it cannot or does not
guarantee its delivery or reimburse­ment
in case of loss.
Sloat Wins Purse.
The second race in the series, and
the last between the catboats E. Z.
Sloat of Stamford and the P. K. Pig­eon
of Portchester, was sailed off
Greenwich, yesterday. The Sloat won
the race and with it the purse of $400.
The race was the second and the stipu­lation
for the match was the best two
in three. The Sloat was a winner of
the first race and consequently became
the fortunate boat by the race of yes­terday.
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The course was from the Gas buoy
to the Matinnecock buoy, a distance of
12 miles. . ,
Imposing Upon Sons of Veterans.
Officers of the Connecticut division,
Sons of Veterans, have received an
order from Division Commander W. W.
Wheeler requesting members to look
out for an imposter who has been work­ing
the camps in this and the Massa­chusetts
divisions. His name is given
as C. P. Murray, and he claims to be a
member of Nathan Hale Camp, New
Haven. He is described as a' short
man of medium build, light complexion
and wearing a full beard. * _
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Evangelistic Service.
There was a very enthusiastic Evan­gelistic
service at the Is orwalk Metho­dist
church last night. Rev. A. J.
Smith, pastor of East Norwalk Metho­dist
church, preached a forcible and
moving sermon. The revival band, a
company of men about forty strong, ac­companied
Mr. Smith and did very ef­fective
service. Rev. Mr. Scofield will
preach to-night.
DANBURY EXCITED.
A Fire in the Turner House
Causes a Commotion.
The Place Crowded With Guests Attending
the Big Fair.
About 8 o'clock last night fire broke
out in the Turner house on Main street,
in Danbury, and for a time it was
feared that the entire structure would
be consumed. The house is overcrowd­ed
with guests, so much so that every
available space is filled with cots to ac­commodate
the demand. Nearly every
room was filled with dense smoke and
intense excitement prevailed among
the guests. Men and women rushed
madly about in a desperate effort to
gather together their personal effects
and make their escape. The. fire de­partment
responded promptly and
fought the flames with a will and final­ly
succeeded in getting the upper hand
and extinguished the fire. A great
volume of water was poured into the
building before the flames were
subdued.
The damage will reauh in the neigh­borhood
of $1,000, which is covered by
insurance. The guests are mostly
brought there by the attraction of the
Danbury fair and belong in all sec­tions
of the country. The excitement
was so intense at one time that a gen­uine
panic was feared and had such a
thing occurred some loss of life and
maimed limbs would have been the re­sult.
It was a fortunate thing that the
flames were gotten under control as
promptly as they were and no one was
injured. Several women fainted when
the cry of fire was raised and the smoke
became so prominent in the rooms and
passage ways, and the fright that they
were subjected to will long be remem­bered.
The fire was caused by a defect
in the chimney on one of the lower
floors of the hotel.
PRES SHERWOOD'S WALK.
Attempts to Ride to Danbury From Bridge­port,
But the Bike Breaks Down.
Captain A. Preston Sherwood, of the
Bridgeport wheel club, who recently
broke the five mile track and state rec­ord
at Pleasure Beach gained addition­al
fame Tuesday as a pedestrian.
Captain Sherwood and his friend, Mr.
L'Hommedieu, left Bridgeport on a tan­dem
bicycle early Tuesday morning to
ride to Danbury to see the big Pair.
About fifteen miles out of Bridgeport
the front axle of the tandem broke and
the pair were obliged to walk. After
proceeding upwards of ten miles they
paid a farmer whom they met two dol­lars
apiece to drive them into Danbury.
He had a load of cider apples, but noth­ing
loath the bicyclists and their bike
were soon stowed in with the apples
and reached Danbury in due time.
When the Bridgeport boys get hold
of the tale it will prove still more ex­pensive
for their popular captain.
Maud Wilier.
Maud Miller on a summer night
Was riding her wheel without a light;
With graceful hump and a bicycle face
She scorched along, at a merry pace,
When across her path there loomed a
man,
And into him Maudie straightway ran.
But alas ! to her sorrow he provod to be
A police court judge of stern degree ;
And she sighed next day as he fined
her ten
'Stead of 9.98—as it might have beeu.
—Chicago Daily News.
Sullivan-Tierney.
Miss Julia Sullivan of this city, and
Michael Tierney of New York, were
married last evening, at St. Mary's
rectory, by Rev. Father Furlong. Af­ter
the ceremony, the happy young
couple, amid showers of rice, congratu­lations,
etc. from several admiring and
enthusiastic friends, boarded a train
for New York city where they are soon
to reside. Mr. and Mrs. Tierney were
the .recipients of a number of valuable,
as well as useful presents. "
—Big Sale of Tires.
Special sale in tires for one day only.
No better single tube tires sold for $10,
than I will sell, you on Saturday, Octo­ber
9, for $4.50 per pain Remember the
day, Saturday. H. A Saunders., Spiuth
Norwalk, .Conn.
THE OVENEXPLODED.
Philip Luther8 Narrowly Es­capes
Being Blown Out of
Existence.
He May Bring Suit for Damages Against
Joseph Abraham.
Yesterday, Philip Luther who lives
on Taylor avenue had a narrow escape
from being blown with little or no
warning, into eternity.
He is in a small way engaged in the
baking business and uses sheet iron
ovens which are heated by the use of
kerosene oil.
He sent a man to the store of Joseph
Abrahams for a supply of oil, but in
stead of oil the party who filled the
order gave gasoline.
All unmindful of the fact Luther
filled the oven tanks and lighted the
wicks as usual. And then there was
an explosion. The oven was hurled to
one side of the room and Luther was
sent sprawling on the floor.
He, however, escaped serious injury,
and regaining a standing position man­aged
to quench the fire which threat­ened
to destroy the building.
The damage done will probably not
be in excess of $50. It is understood
that he will bring a suit for damages
against the party who sold him the
gasoline. ft: ?
FRIGHTENED BY A TRAIN.
INJURED.
A Bicycle Rider Meets with a
Mishap on West Avenue.
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Frtd Thompson the Yictim ot Misplaced
»• Confidence.
A Runaway Accident Near Beckerle's
Factory in Danbury.
A runaway accident occurred on
Pahquioque avenue, Danbury, yester­day:
morning that came very 'near re5-
suiting seriously.
Mrs. C. liilson, of Westport, was
waiting in a carriage at the railroad
crossing near Beckerle & Co.'s factory,
for her husband, who had gone in the
shop on business. While she was wait­ing
the 10:15 train passed. The horse
became frightened by the train and
ran up Pahquioque avenue. Mrs. Hil-son
was unable to control the horse
and near the Beckerle hose house the
carriage was overturned and she was
thrown out. She was assisted into a
neighboring house where her injuries
w lich were slight, were attended to.
She sustained a few bruises and a slight
injury to her knee. ^ .
The horse was caught and taken to a
livery stable. The carriage was badly
damaged,.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilson drove from
Westport to attend the fair.
L. A. W. Suspensions.
Among suspensions announced in the
last issue of the L. A. W. Bulletin are
the following for this state: F. H. Bur­ger
of Bridgeport; W. W. Sheppard,
South Norwalk; Cyrus D. Granger,
Somerville; Freeman G. Hart, South-ington;
R. Kirmse, Westfield, and J.
Szparadowski Union City, to Nov. 23,
1897, for false entry: Harry J. Bill,
New Haven, to Jan. 1, 1898, unfair
dealing in connection with cycle racing.
George Siviter, Waterbury, to Jan. 1,
1898, false entry. Joseph N. Dick, East
Haven, to Oct. 23, 1897; J. M. Weiden-hammer,
Bridgeport; E.W. Bean. New
Haven, to Nov. 23, 1897, failure to ride.
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Neville is Insane.
The case of J. J. Neville, charged
with assault on Sheriff Stagg Tuesday
in a fish market in Stratford, came be­fore
Justice Peck yesterday for trial.
The case was continued under bonds of
$10 as it was shown that Neville was
suffering from tremens when he made
the assault on the sheriff. Neville's
friends took him to the hospital for the
insane at Middletown.
Always Welcome. <
The GAZETTE yesterday received a
call from Mr. Al. Gates, the genial
press agent and center of Hi Henry's
famous minstrels. He was accom­panied
by Mr. C. A. Skelcher, the
sweet tenor soloist of the organization.
Mr. Gates is one of the most genial of
gentlemen and his annual visits are
always welcomed at this office.
Stiles W. Curtis has taken his oath
of office as constable and has already
commenced business in the serving of
subpoenas for witnesses in a trial be­fore
the Common Pleas court. ••y-'-mm
Last evening Fred Thompson was
speeding down West avenue on his bi­cycle.
To-day he is "laid up in l?ed"
with injuries that may keep him there
for several days. ;
H$was following an electric car on
his wheel and when near the Van
Buren residence attempted to swing
across the tracks to avoid another car.
Tie wheel swerved and he was thrown
on to the street, his head striking in
suph a manner that he was rendered
unconscious. .
He was taken into Dr. L. N. Plan­ners
office in a semi-conscious condi­tion,
and later to his home.
It was found that he had suffered a
severe injury on his head and was
otherwise considerably shaken up.
Be is reported as being somewhat
better to-day, and no serious results
aite anticipated.
1|1 : . Y. M. C. A.
A grand meeting of advocates of the
Y,-M. C. A. project, will be held in
Music hall, South Norwalk, on Friday
night; All those who desire the ad­vancement
of the youths of our com-mljpity,
should attend and make this
noting a successful one.
the assemblage will be addressed
bwpecretary E. T. Bates, of the state
orfepization and Mr. Wells of Stam-fo#.
Fred Force will sing a solo,
| May Q. Smith will preside at the
|0, and Howard Tilly will render
$• selections oh the Cornet. The
irs of the several churches are
.a»l-y • requested- to*give this pro­ject
their support Seats will be re­served
for them on the platform and
the Norwalk pastors will be called up­on
to address the meeting. The Y. M.
C. A, has proved a commendable and
worthy institution in the past and men
and women of the town who are inter­ested
in the welfare of young men
should not fail to attend. v
; FRATERNAL NEW£
Secretaries of fraternal, or secr« so­cieties
are invited to s'ind to the
GAZETTE, the elections of offic ers and
other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this rolumn. * The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of their election and
all other n<?ws with equal promptness.
Catholic Union Council K. of C. held
a special meeting last night.
Pioneer Castle A. O. K. of M. C. held
a dance in their rooms last night.
Danbury Conclave, 384, Improved
Order of Heptasophs, has received an
invitation to attend a mass meeting to
be held in South Norwalk on Monday
evening, October 25, by the two con­claves
of Norwalk'and South Norwalk.
The supreme archer and other supreme
officers will be present and address the
meeting.
Sherman Council R. A. will hold a
rehearsal to-night, at 7 o'clock.
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" Ollie Jennings " Married.
Miss Bertha Seymour Coley, a well
known young lady of Wilton, was uni­ted
in marriage yesterday afternoon to
Mr. Oliver Jennings, a popular member
of the Norwalk Yacht club. The wed­ding
took place at the Wilton Congre­gational
church, the Rev. Mr. Hart
officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings
will begin their residence in Greens
Farms after a wedding tour South.
Now Secretary Hoyt. '
Mr. C. D. Hoyt was made secretary
of the Hutchinson-Pierce Co.—the
Star Shirt Co.—yesterday by vote 6f
the directors at 836 Broadway, New
York, to succeed Dr. Hutchinson, who
died about a month ago. Mr. Hoyt
was for a. number of years the represen­tative
of the Hutchinson-Pierce Co. in
San Francisco, where he was attached
for 13 years. - v;
Has Settled.
Frank Ricconelli has paid into the
town treasury the sum of $182.88 as his
share of the fines imposed upon him­self
and others in the "bloody riot" on
Plymouth avenue. The others, three
in number are in jail. '
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duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs' Drug
Store. j 15tf
FINED FIVE DOLLARS.
W. K. Maples Pays Five Dollars fcr a Kick
Without a Kick.
• This morning, in the Town Court W.
K. Maples of the Hour was fined $5 for
a too free disposition of his right foot
on the anatomy of Eugene Benedict a
compositor formerly krhis employ.
• Mr. Maples pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and received the above
fine for which he receipted by the pay­ment
of five one dollar bills, and gained
his discharge.
Neither are credited with having
tipped their hats to each other since
the verdict. •
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs D. S. Curtis of Knight street,
left to-day to visit her son, Raymond
Curtis in Pittsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, of Nor­walk,
has returned home from a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. G. B. Kellogg,
of Lyon Plains.
Miss Josie Smith, of New York, is
visiting her aunts Mrs. S. W. Velsor
and Miss Clara Smith, of Quintard
avenue.
Frank and Millard Sturtevant^ and
E. C. Sherer, of South Norwalk, are at­tending
the Danbury fair.
Freddie Grumman has returned home
from a visit with Ridgefield friends.
Mrs. Sylvester Grumman is visiting
friends in New Jersey.
H. B. Cooley of Danbury is in town
to-day.
Mrs. Harry Elwood who has been ,.a
guest at the home of her husband's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Elwood
on Orchard street, returned to her
home in Buffalo, this morning.
C. H. Brush of Danbury, was in town
to-day.
Miss J. E. Bennett, of East avenue, is
visiting her-sister, Mrs. . James E. Hayt,
in Danbury. - " * ^
Miss Paulyne Diver, of Raymond
Brothers' office, spent yesterday at the
Danbury fair. ,/ -
; Attorneys !Bel--
den Hurlbutt were in New Jersey, yes­terday.
: Edward Adams and Charles Ander­son
were at the Danbury fair yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Shepard, of
Southport, are visiting in Norwalk.'
—Famous Blue Point oysters at F. W.
Smith's, No. 55 Main street. O 6 2t
AMUSEMENTS.
"JotOlt?'
Few comedians who come to Norwalk,
possess the legions of friends that com­ical
SiJoe" Ott is favored with. His
style is all his own. To see him on the
stage is a thoroughly delightful treat.
He has shown us "The Star Gazer" be­fore,
but in a new dress, with new faces
and the latest collection of metropoli­tan
songs and choruses; a host of pretty
girls, and all that is necessary to make
up a solid evening's enjoyment. Mr.
Ott's appearances at Hoyt's Theatre,
Saturday evening, will assuredly bring
out one of the largest audiences of the
season.
Paradise Alley.
Denman Thompson and. George W.
Ryer's latest great success, (,The Sun­shine
of Paradise Alley," is a dramati­zation
of the well known song. It pre­sents
a series of vivid and natural
scenes of life among the poorer classes
of New York's east side and is inter­spersed
with sangsj witticisms, dancing
and opportunities for dramatic work
which are all developed to excellent^
advantage. It will be seen here on
October 15, at Hoyt's Theatre.
Hi Henry.
Hoyt's Theatre was packed last night
and many were obliged to stand during
the entire performance of Hi Henry's
minstrels. It was a queer looking au­dience
that departed as the curtain
went down on the last act. The people
had laughed themselves out as it were>
and were completely "Demingized."
Arthur was too much fun for one even­ing
and extracted all the laugh the peo­ple
had in their anatomy. The musical
part of the performance was of a very
high order and the several soloists as
well as the double quartette rendered
their selections admirably. Hi Henry
and his superb band received deserved
applause, while the cornet solos of Hi
were beautifully executed. Taken al­together
it is the best minstrel company
Hi has ever presented to an audience,
which is a sufficient guarantee of its
excellence.
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—Live Merchants keep their names
before the Public. An Advertisement
in THE GAZETTE wHl be read;
EAST NORWALK.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Apell of Ste John
avenue, have returned home from ;
Sullivan county, N. Y,
Mr. Bennett and family moved from, j
Danbury to Osborn avenue. ; 8-S®- ' f
John Quintard of Norwalk, and Miss :
Carrie Redman of Myrtle avenue will ?
be married this afternoon at the home
of the bride, Rev. A. J. Smith officiat- ...
ing. • •; -|
Alonza Wheeler of Henry street, is I
attending the Danbury Fair. X t v"' Sv'
John W. Banks has placed a roof is
over the cellar to the barn burned sev-eral
weeks ago, on the property of Mr.
and Mrs. David A. Rose in East ave" |j||'
nue.
The meeting of the Junior Leig^le^'llll
this week, will be omitted, Friday
afternoon, because of the work on the ^ J
walks. Instead the children will re-hearse
for their exhibition at the Chris-tian
Endeavor convention in the Arm-
°ry.;<-'v ,v • ' 4,i
Charles M. Moeller and family 'are'1
moving, to-day, from the Bohannan
block to the former Shepard carriage
shop on Riverside avenue. i§8l|f|
Capt. Edwin Godfrey had a party of ff||§|p
friends out blackfishing yesterday. - > -4^
The alarm bell placed on the Osborn
avenue bridge by the Tramway Co. has - \i|||
been removed. • '
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DABIEN. >3!
The new furniture purchased by the
Middlesex club has arrived. There
are two handsome Morris easy chairs
and a flbrary table.
One of the early cars on the South
Norwalk trolley line was stopped in
Noroton the other morning on sicc^unt
of a broken pole. - : '
Miss Helen Morehouse spent Sunday
with Mrs. F. V. Newman of Brooklyn.
The Matinee Shakespeare club met
Monday afternoon at the residence of
Helen Scofield, when selections from
Lowell were read. Next week they
will meet at the home of Miss AdJie !\f/
Whitney,. : .
NEW CANAAN. I1*-' v ' %"
The Grand Division S. ' gf T. will
meet Thursday Oct. 14, in the Masonic V
hall. . . < ^ :
Mr. Humphrey and family have re­turned
to the city for the winter. , „
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Benger and chil- -
dren are spending a few days with their
parents in Vista. ,0-iVJ
The • Arch bridge is complete at
Mead's corners.
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Mrs. Charles Smith is entertaining
friends from Westport. ''v^* ,
Mrs. Robert Barker has ren oved to
Forest street. •
Carl Schilcher and his sister wheeled
to New York, Sunday.. * t
Will Bartow had a new coat of rub- y , T^|
ber cement put on the building that
Gilbert and Lockwood occupy. ?*^I|
HeDry Banzhaf is working fbr his
brother George Banzhaf again. ?J|
Mr. George Hatter and son drove to „
Mount Kisco Sunday. , .v.. .
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—No claims, no affidavits, out a
GAZETTE advertisement gets there im
every time.
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The Weather. ' " vJri? *
Condition favorable for light local ivV
showers to-night, Friday probably fair, ' .
slightly cooler to-night, v . ^ v
MARRIAGES.
DAVIS-HENDRICK—In South Nor­walk,
Oct. 6, by Justice L. D. Keeler,
Isaac Filmore Davis and Miss Fannie
Isabelle Hendrick, both of South Nor­walk.
JENNINGS-COLEY—In Wilton, Oct.
6, by Rev. Mr. Hart, Oliver Jennings
of Greens Farms and Miss Bertha Sey­mour
Coley of Wilton.
PIERCE-THOMAS—In Danbury, Oct.
4, by Rev. A. C. Hubbard, George N.
Pierce and Miss Jennie C. Thomas,
both of Danbury.
LENT-FOLSOM—In Danbury, Sept-
29, at the parsonage of the First Con­gregational
church, by Rev. Albert F.
Pierce, James S. Lent, of Albion, N.Y.,
and Miss Jessie L. Folsom, of Danbury.
SCHNEYER-SCHULTZE—In Danbury,
Oct. 3, by the Rev. W. A. Fisher, Her­man
A. W. Schneyer and Emma Anna
Louise Schultze, both of Danbury. ;
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DEATHS.
GLEASON.—In SouthportfOctober 6,
Thomas Gleason, aged 37 years.
FULLER.—In Bridgeport, October 6,
Mary Ellen Fuller, wife of Amos Ful­ler,
aged 62 years 7 months.
STEVENS.—In Danbury, October 5,
Mrs. Clarissa Stevens, aged 82 years
and 10 months.
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VOL. VII. NO. 1715. NORWALK, CONN., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7,1897. PRICE ONE CENT.
REGISTERED MAIL
Reasons Why Banks Prefer to
l> . Remit Money by Express.
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Result of the Government Declining to
Ship at Contract Rates.
A novel feature in the shipments of
currency to interior points, and partic­ularly
to the South and West, by banks
this fall is the great extent to which
the registered-mail service is being
used for that purpose, instead of the
money being shipped by express as was
formerly the general custom. The rea­son
for this is the inability of the banks
to secure this year, through the sub-treasury,
the benefit of the government
contract rates for the expressage. As
a result of that the "banks have had to
pay what are known as bankers' rates
to the express companies, which are
two or three times as great as the gov-erament-
contract rates, or ship their
money by registered mail.
Heretofore the Treasury gladly gave
to the banks the privilege of shipping
currency at the government-contract
rates, or rather, shipped the currency for
the banks at the government rates in re­turn
for gold deposits. A clause, how­ever,
was inserted in the contract with
the express company, when it was last
made by which such privileges should
only be afforded to the banks when the
Treasury needed gold. The discretion
in the matter apparently rests with the
Secretary of the Treasury, and he
seemingly decided that the Treasury
does not want gold now. Consequently
the banks cannot have the benefit of
the government contract rates for
expressage, although bankers gener­ally
seem to think it would be better for
the Treasury always to take gold when
it can without loss. The Treasury rul­ing,
however, has not helped the ex­press
company very much, because
nearly all the country banks to whom
money is remitted, and who have to pay
the cost of transmission, direct their
New- Yorkcorrespondents to ship the
money by registered, .mail, and insure
its safe delivery, in one or the pther of
the companies which make a specialty
of that business.
The cost of postage and insurance is
much less than the usual express
charges at what are known as bankers'
rates. Few New York bankers, how­ever,
would remit monfey in that way,
unless they were directed to do so by
their correspondents. They would
rather ship it by express, even though
it cost more to do so, because they con­sider
it the safer way. 5
If money is lost by an express com­pany
during transmission, the loss is
promptly made good, whereas, bankers
say, it takes a long time, and is a
troublesome task, to recover the
amount when the money is lost in the
mails. The government is not re­sponsible:
it only promises to take
greater care of a registered package,
for which the registration fee of eight
cents is charged; it cannot or does not
guarantee its delivery or reimburse­ment
in case of loss.
Sloat Wins Purse.
The second race in the series, and
the last between the catboats E. Z.
Sloat of Stamford and the P. K. Pig­eon
of Portchester, was sailed off
Greenwich, yesterday. The Sloat won
the race and with it the purse of $400.
The race was the second and the stipu­lation
for the match was the best two
in three. The Sloat was a winner of
the first race and consequently became
the fortunate boat by the race of yes­terday.
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The course was from the Gas buoy
to the Matinnecock buoy, a distance of
12 miles. . ,
Imposing Upon Sons of Veterans.
Officers of the Connecticut division,
Sons of Veterans, have received an
order from Division Commander W. W.
Wheeler requesting members to look
out for an imposter who has been work­ing
the camps in this and the Massa­chusetts
divisions. His name is given
as C. P. Murray, and he claims to be a
member of Nathan Hale Camp, New
Haven. He is described as a' short
man of medium build, light complexion
and wearing a full beard. * _
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Evangelistic Service.
There was a very enthusiastic Evan­gelistic
service at the Is orwalk Metho­dist
church last night. Rev. A. J.
Smith, pastor of East Norwalk Metho­dist
church, preached a forcible and
moving sermon. The revival band, a
company of men about forty strong, ac­companied
Mr. Smith and did very ef­fective
service. Rev. Mr. Scofield will
preach to-night.
DANBURY EXCITED.
A Fire in the Turner House
Causes a Commotion.
The Place Crowded With Guests Attending
the Big Fair.
About 8 o'clock last night fire broke
out in the Turner house on Main street,
in Danbury, and for a time it was
feared that the entire structure would
be consumed. The house is overcrowd­ed
with guests, so much so that every
available space is filled with cots to ac­commodate
the demand. Nearly every
room was filled with dense smoke and
intense excitement prevailed among
the guests. Men and women rushed
madly about in a desperate effort to
gather together their personal effects
and make their escape. The. fire de­partment
responded promptly and
fought the flames with a will and final­ly
succeeded in getting the upper hand
and extinguished the fire. A great
volume of water was poured into the
building before the flames were
subdued.
The damage will reauh in the neigh­borhood
of $1,000, which is covered by
insurance. The guests are mostly
brought there by the attraction of the
Danbury fair and belong in all sec­tions
of the country. The excitement
was so intense at one time that a gen­uine
panic was feared and had such a
thing occurred some loss of life and
maimed limbs would have been the re­sult.
It was a fortunate thing that the
flames were gotten under control as
promptly as they were and no one was
injured. Several women fainted when
the cry of fire was raised and the smoke
became so prominent in the rooms and
passage ways, and the fright that they
were subjected to will long be remem­bered.
The fire was caused by a defect
in the chimney on one of the lower
floors of the hotel.
PRES SHERWOOD'S WALK.
Attempts to Ride to Danbury From Bridge­port,
But the Bike Breaks Down.
Captain A. Preston Sherwood, of the
Bridgeport wheel club, who recently
broke the five mile track and state rec­ord
at Pleasure Beach gained addition­al
fame Tuesday as a pedestrian.
Captain Sherwood and his friend, Mr.
L'Hommedieu, left Bridgeport on a tan­dem
bicycle early Tuesday morning to
ride to Danbury to see the big Pair.
About fifteen miles out of Bridgeport
the front axle of the tandem broke and
the pair were obliged to walk. After
proceeding upwards of ten miles they
paid a farmer whom they met two dol­lars
apiece to drive them into Danbury.
He had a load of cider apples, but noth­ing
loath the bicyclists and their bike
were soon stowed in with the apples
and reached Danbury in due time.
When the Bridgeport boys get hold
of the tale it will prove still more ex­pensive
for their popular captain.
Maud Wilier.
Maud Miller on a summer night
Was riding her wheel without a light;
With graceful hump and a bicycle face
She scorched along, at a merry pace,
When across her path there loomed a
man,
And into him Maudie straightway ran.
But alas ! to her sorrow he provod to be
A police court judge of stern degree ;
And she sighed next day as he fined
her ten
'Stead of 9.98—as it might have beeu.
—Chicago Daily News.
Sullivan-Tierney.
Miss Julia Sullivan of this city, and
Michael Tierney of New York, were
married last evening, at St. Mary's
rectory, by Rev. Father Furlong. Af­ter
the ceremony, the happy young
couple, amid showers of rice, congratu­lations,
etc. from several admiring and
enthusiastic friends, boarded a train
for New York city where they are soon
to reside. Mr. and Mrs. Tierney were
the .recipients of a number of valuable,
as well as useful presents. "
—Big Sale of Tires.
Special sale in tires for one day only.
No better single tube tires sold for $10,
than I will sell, you on Saturday, Octo­ber
9, for $4.50 per pain Remember the
day, Saturday. H. A Saunders., Spiuth
Norwalk, .Conn.
THE OVENEXPLODED.
Philip Luther8 Narrowly Es­capes
Being Blown Out of
Existence.
He May Bring Suit for Damages Against
Joseph Abraham.
Yesterday, Philip Luther who lives
on Taylor avenue had a narrow escape
from being blown with little or no
warning, into eternity.
He is in a small way engaged in the
baking business and uses sheet iron
ovens which are heated by the use of
kerosene oil.
He sent a man to the store of Joseph
Abrahams for a supply of oil, but in
stead of oil the party who filled the
order gave gasoline.
All unmindful of the fact Luther
filled the oven tanks and lighted the
wicks as usual. And then there was
an explosion. The oven was hurled to
one side of the room and Luther was
sent sprawling on the floor.
He, however, escaped serious injury,
and regaining a standing position man­aged
to quench the fire which threat­ened
to destroy the building.
The damage done will probably not
be in excess of $50. It is understood
that he will bring a suit for damages
against the party who sold him the
gasoline. ft: ?
FRIGHTENED BY A TRAIN.
INJURED.
A Bicycle Rider Meets with a
Mishap on West Avenue.
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Frtd Thompson the Yictim ot Misplaced
»• Confidence.
A Runaway Accident Near Beckerle's
Factory in Danbury.
A runaway accident occurred on
Pahquioque avenue, Danbury, yester­day:
morning that came very 'near re5-
suiting seriously.
Mrs. C. liilson, of Westport, was
waiting in a carriage at the railroad
crossing near Beckerle & Co.'s factory,
for her husband, who had gone in the
shop on business. While she was wait­ing
the 10:15 train passed. The horse
became frightened by the train and
ran up Pahquioque avenue. Mrs. Hil-son
was unable to control the horse
and near the Beckerle hose house the
carriage was overturned and she was
thrown out. She was assisted into a
neighboring house where her injuries
w lich were slight, were attended to.
She sustained a few bruises and a slight
injury to her knee. ^ .
The horse was caught and taken to a
livery stable. The carriage was badly
damaged,.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilson drove from
Westport to attend the fair.
L. A. W. Suspensions.
Among suspensions announced in the
last issue of the L. A. W. Bulletin are
the following for this state: F. H. Bur­ger
of Bridgeport; W. W. Sheppard,
South Norwalk; Cyrus D. Granger,
Somerville; Freeman G. Hart, South-ington;
R. Kirmse, Westfield, and J.
Szparadowski Union City, to Nov. 23,
1897, for false entry: Harry J. Bill,
New Haven, to Jan. 1, 1898, unfair
dealing in connection with cycle racing.
George Siviter, Waterbury, to Jan. 1,
1898, false entry. Joseph N. Dick, East
Haven, to Oct. 23, 1897; J. M. Weiden-hammer,
Bridgeport; E.W. Bean. New
Haven, to Nov. 23, 1897, failure to ride.
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Neville is Insane.
The case of J. J. Neville, charged
with assault on Sheriff Stagg Tuesday
in a fish market in Stratford, came be­fore
Justice Peck yesterday for trial.
The case was continued under bonds of
$10 as it was shown that Neville was
suffering from tremens when he made
the assault on the sheriff. Neville's
friends took him to the hospital for the
insane at Middletown.
Always Welcome. <
The GAZETTE yesterday received a
call from Mr. Al. Gates, the genial
press agent and center of Hi Henry's
famous minstrels. He was accom­panied
by Mr. C. A. Skelcher, the
sweet tenor soloist of the organization.
Mr. Gates is one of the most genial of
gentlemen and his annual visits are
always welcomed at this office.
Stiles W. Curtis has taken his oath
of office as constable and has already
commenced business in the serving of
subpoenas for witnesses in a trial be­fore
the Common Pleas court. ••y-'-mm
Last evening Fred Thompson was
speeding down West avenue on his bi­cycle.
To-day he is "laid up in l?ed"
with injuries that may keep him there
for several days. ;
H$was following an electric car on
his wheel and when near the Van
Buren residence attempted to swing
across the tracks to avoid another car.
Tie wheel swerved and he was thrown
on to the street, his head striking in
suph a manner that he was rendered
unconscious. .
He was taken into Dr. L. N. Plan­ners
office in a semi-conscious condi­tion,
and later to his home.
It was found that he had suffered a
severe injury on his head and was
otherwise considerably shaken up.
Be is reported as being somewhat
better to-day, and no serious results
aite anticipated.
1|1 : . Y. M. C. A.
A grand meeting of advocates of the
Y,-M. C. A. project, will be held in
Music hall, South Norwalk, on Friday
night; All those who desire the ad­vancement
of the youths of our com-mljpity,
should attend and make this
noting a successful one.
the assemblage will be addressed
bwpecretary E. T. Bates, of the state
orfepization and Mr. Wells of Stam-fo#.
Fred Force will sing a solo,
| May Q. Smith will preside at the
|0, and Howard Tilly will render
$• selections oh the Cornet. The
irs of the several churches are
.a»l-y • requested- to*give this pro­ject
their support Seats will be re­served
for them on the platform and
the Norwalk pastors will be called up­on
to address the meeting. The Y. M.
C. A, has proved a commendable and
worthy institution in the past and men
and women of the town who are inter­ested
in the welfare of young men
should not fail to attend. v
; FRATERNAL NEW£
Secretaries of fraternal, or secr« so­cieties
are invited to s'ind to the
GAZETTE, the elections of offic ers and
other news pertaining to their lodges
to be printed in this rolumn. * The
names of officers should be brought in
on the evening of their election and
all other n
and were completely "Demingized."
Arthur was too much fun for one even­ing
and extracted all the laugh the peo­ple
had in their anatomy. The musical
part of the performance was of a very
high order and the several soloists as
well as the double quartette rendered
their selections admirably. Hi Henry
and his superb band received deserved
applause, while the cornet solos of Hi
were beautifully executed. Taken al­together
it is the best minstrel company
Hi has ever presented to an audience,
which is a sufficient guarantee of its
excellence.
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—Live Merchants keep their names
before the Public. An Advertisement
in THE GAZETTE wHl be read;
EAST NORWALK.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Apell of Ste John
avenue, have returned home from ;
Sullivan county, N. Y,
Mr. Bennett and family moved from, j
Danbury to Osborn avenue. ; 8-S®- ' f
John Quintard of Norwalk, and Miss :
Carrie Redman of Myrtle avenue will ?
be married this afternoon at the home
of the bride, Rev. A. J. Smith officiat- ...
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Alonza Wheeler of Henry street, is I
attending the Danbury Fair. X t v"' Sv'
John W. Banks has placed a roof is
over the cellar to the barn burned sev-eral
weeks ago, on the property of Mr.
and Mrs. David A. Rose in East ave" |j||'
nue.
The meeting of the Junior Leig^le^'llll
this week, will be omitted, Friday
afternoon, because of the work on the ^ J
walks. Instead the children will re-hearse
for their exhibition at the Chris-tian
Endeavor convention in the Arm-
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The alarm bell placed on the Osborn
avenue bridge by the Tramway Co. has - \i|||
been removed. • '
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DABIEN. >3!
The new furniture purchased by the
Middlesex club has arrived. There
are two handsome Morris easy chairs
and a flbrary table.
One of the early cars on the South
Norwalk trolley line was stopped in
Noroton the other morning on sicc^unt
of a broken pole. - : '
Miss Helen Morehouse spent Sunday
with Mrs. F. V. Newman of Brooklyn.
The Matinee Shakespeare club met
Monday afternoon at the residence of
Helen Scofield, when selections from
Lowell were read. Next week they
will meet at the home of Miss AdJie !\f/
Whitney,. : .
NEW CANAAN. I1*-' v ' %"
The Grand Division S. ' gf T. will
meet Thursday Oct. 14, in the Masonic V
hall. . . < ^ :
Mr. Humphrey and family have re­turned
to the city for the winter. , „
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Benger and chil- -
dren are spending a few days with their
parents in Vista. ,0-iVJ
The • Arch bridge is complete at
Mead's corners.
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Mrs. Charles Smith is entertaining
friends from Westport. ''v^* ,
Mrs. Robert Barker has ren oved to
Forest street. •
Carl Schilcher and his sister wheeled
to New York, Sunday.. * t
Will Bartow had a new coat of rub- y , T^|
ber cement put on the building that
Gilbert and Lockwood occupy. ?*^I|
HeDry Banzhaf is working fbr his
brother George Banzhaf again. ?J|
Mr. George Hatter and son drove to „
Mount Kisco Sunday. , .v.. .
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—No claims, no affidavits, out a
GAZETTE advertisement gets there im
every time.
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Condition favorable for light local ivV
showers to-night, Friday probably fair, ' .
slightly cooler to-night, v . ^ v
MARRIAGES.
DAVIS-HENDRICK—In South Nor­walk,
Oct. 6, by Justice L. D. Keeler,
Isaac Filmore Davis and Miss Fannie
Isabelle Hendrick, both of South Nor­walk.
JENNINGS-COLEY—In Wilton, Oct.
6, by Rev. Mr. Hart, Oliver Jennings
of Greens Farms and Miss Bertha Sey­mour
Coley of Wilton.
PIERCE-THOMAS—In Danbury, Oct.
4, by Rev. A. C. Hubbard, George N.
Pierce and Miss Jennie C. Thomas,
both of Danbury.
LENT-FOLSOM—In Danbury, Sept-
29, at the parsonage of the First Con­gregational
church, by Rev. Albert F.
Pierce, James S. Lent, of Albion, N.Y.,
and Miss Jessie L. Folsom, of Danbury.
SCHNEYER-SCHULTZE—In Danbury,
Oct. 3, by the Rev. W. A. Fisher, Her­man
A. W. Schneyer and Emma Anna
Louise Schultze, both of Danbury. ;
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DEATHS.
GLEASON.—In SouthportfOctober 6,
Thomas Gleason, aged 37 years.
FULLER.—In Bridgeport, October 6,
Mary Ellen Fuller, wife of Amos Ful­ler,
aged 62 years 7 months.
STEVENS.—In Danbury, October 5,
Mrs. Clarissa Stevens, aged 82 years
and 10 months.
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